“I’m gonna diiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee, let me off now!” – Tina Halvorsen, 2003 The first ride we went on was the Looping Spaceship, and that was all anyone heard the entire time the ship was in orbit. It was a great way to start our day at Six Flags, it made all the other rides easier to [...]
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The Treasures Along I-20
05 Aug 2003 at 00:03
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This weekend’s goal was to see the filming locations of the “Dukes of Hazard” and “In the Heat of the Night”. After scrubing our plans to stand in line at the DMV for 4 hours, we headed east on I-20 to Covington. The visitor’s center was unexpectedly closed so we couldn’t get the map to [...]
Mars moving in…for the kill?
03 Aug 2003 at 20:29
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Living too close to a neighbor may not be very appealing, but when Earth’s neighboring red planet moves closer than it’s been in 50,000 years, observers expect nothing but acclaim. Scientists and amateur astronomers will benefit from the spectacular view of Mars this August as it appears bigger and brighter than ever before, revealing its [...]